Aimee's+Notes

=**Aimee's Notes**= = =

=**ALICE**=
 * ALICE.ORG** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing. It uses 3D graphics and a drag-and-drop interface to facilitate a more engaging, less frustrating first programming experience." (//[])
 * Platform:** Windows/Mac


 * STORYTELLING ALICE** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"In contrast to the large number of people who use computers and computer programs in their daily lives, relatively few learn to create their own computer programs. Storytelling Alice is a programming environment designed to motivate a broad spectrum of middle school students (particularly girls) to learn to program computers through creating short 3D animated movies." (//[])
 * Platform:** Windows

=WIKI/BLOGS=
 * PBWORKS** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"PBworks Basic Edition is a great way to get started with a collaborative learning experience for your classroom or course. It's free for academic use by up to 100 students, teachers or parents.Classroom Accounts **(no email required!)**. Give young students a personal login and password to protect their online privacy."// ([])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * BLOGGER** (FREE WITH GOOGLE ACCOUNT)
 * Description:** //"A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world."// ([])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * WIKISPACES** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"We make wikis that are easy for everyone, not just technical users. We provide an intuitive interface, a simple visual editor, and a focus on community collaboration."// ([]) Click [|here] for the tour.
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed

//and include videos, photos & podcasts." (//[])
 * EDUBLOGS** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"Edublogs lets you easily create & manage student & teacher blogs, quickly customize designs//
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * EDMODO** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"Edmodo provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices. Our goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner." (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed, Mobile

=**SCREEN CAPTURES**=
 * DEBUG MODE WINK** (FREE)
 * Description: //"//**//Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users." (//[])
 * Platform:** Windows/Linux


 * SCREENR**(FREE)
 * Description:** //"Screenr's web-based screen recorder makes it a breeze to create and share your screencasts around the web. Just click the record button, capture your screen & voice, and share the link." (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * SCREENCAST-O-MATIC** (FREE)
 * Description: //"//**//Screencast-O-Matic is the original online screen recorder for one-click recording from your browser."// ([])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed

=VOICE/VIDEO/IMAGE RECORDINGS=
 * VOICETHREAD** (FREE OR PAID FOR MORE STUFF)
 * Description:** //"A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too." (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * VOCAROO** (FREE)
 * Description:** "Vocaroo is a shiny new service for sending voice messages across the interwebs. It's still under development though, so problems may occur." ([])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * FOTOBABBLE** (FREE)
 * Description: //"//**//Fotobabble is the only social media software service that makes photos, the most shared social content, and makes it more engaging and personal by adding the energy and emotion of human voice. Talking Photos, Fotobabble’s first mobile/web application, lets users add voice to images in seconds, and share their voice-powered Talking Photos through Facebook, Twitter, email and other social networks." (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed, Mobile


 * AUDIOBOO** (FREE)
 * Description: //"//**//We are a mobile & web platform that effortlessly allows you to record and share audio for your friends, family or the rest of the world to hear." (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed, Mobile


 * XTRANORMAL** (FREE OR PAID FOR EXTRA STUFF)
 * Description:** Movie making software. **//"//**//Make moviemaking part of your lesson! Teachers are reinventing their lectures with Xtranormal, and students are more engaged in learning than ever." (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * ANIMOTO** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"Your Photos, Our Magi. Create a Video in Minutes." (//[])
 * Platform:**Web-based, internet connection needed, Mobile


 * SOUNDCLOUD** (FREE)
 * Description: //"//**//Share Your Sounds. Capture a voice, moment or music in seconds or upload audio you’ve already created." (//[])
 * Platform:**Web-based, internet connection needed, Mobile

=**OTHER REALLY COOL STUFF**=
 * WORDLE** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends." (//[])
 * Platform:**Web-based, internet connection needed


 * STORYBIRD** (FREE)
 * Description: "**Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print."


 * POLL EVERYWHERE** (FREE OR PAID FOR EXTRA STUFF)
 * Description:** //"Poll Everywhere replaces expensive proprietary audiene response hardware with standard web technology. It's the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, tv, print — anywhere"// ([])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * LIVEBINDER** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"LiveBinders is your 3-ring binder for the Web. You can collect your resources, organize them neatly and easily, and make an impression."// ([])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * POPPLET** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"Popplet is a platform for your ideas" (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed, Mobile


 * GLIFFY** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"Easily create professional-quality flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings, and more!" (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * CHARTTOOL** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"Charts and graphs are a great tool because they communicate information visually. On Onlinecharttool.com you can design and share your own graphs online and for free. We support a number of different chart types like: bar charts, pie charts, line charts, bubble charts and radar plots." (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * VIDINOTES** (FREE)
 * Description:** //" Vidinotes was founded to expand the use of online videos. While online videos provide entertainment and understanding, learning from videos is not very practical. Vidinotes is the bridge from video to learning, allowing users to create their own notes of a video, including images taken directly from the video, then print or save their new document." ( //[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * PREZI** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas and the connections between them. The result: visually captivating presentations that lead your audience down a path of discovery." (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * PICNIK** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart’s content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames." (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * FLIKR** (FREE)
 * Description: //"//**//Flickr is home to over five billion of the world’s photos. Get a glimpse of another world by diving into the official White House photostream or the newest images from NASA. Or explore a moment in history with archived collections from the Smithsonian, Library of Congress and more in The Commons. See the world through someone else’s eyes, right here on Flickr." (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed, Mobile


 * GIMP** (FREE)
 * Description: "**//GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc. GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted." (//[])
 * Platform:** Windows/Mac


 * PODBEAN** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"Podbean.com is an easy and powerful way to start podcasting" (//[])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * MOODLE** (FREE)
 * Description: "**Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites." ([])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed

//Students are the core of Quizlet. High school and college students, language learners, grad students, home school students, anyone studying anything. Quizlet makes it easy to create and share study materials, to study with a few friends or an entire class. And Quizlet is good for studying almost any subject, from languages and vocabulary to history to science and the arts." (// [])
 * QUIZLET** (FREE)
 * Description:** //"We start with flash cards. Students can make their own, or choose from millions of flash cards sets created by others. But that's just the beginning - once you've got flashcards, you can use several study modes including multiple choice tests and study games. You can add images and listen to audio, and even study on the go with one of dozens of Quizlet-compatible mobile apps.//
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed


 * SAS CURRICULUM PATHWAYS** (FREE)
 * Description:** Provided at no coast to educators, SAS Curriculum Pathways offers online content and resources for grades 6 and above. ([|http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/#/subscribe])
 * Platform:** Web-based, internet connection needed